Chancellor reveals Budget will deliver 40,000 extra hospital appointments each week

The speaker is at Saint George's Hospital in South London to announce investments in the NHS, including 40,000 additional weekly appointments and the largest capital budget since 2010 for new medical equipment. Despite financial challenges, the speaker reaffirms commitments to not increase key taxes such as income tax, National Insurance, and VAT.

How many additional appointments per week are planned to be delivered in the health service?

What challenges are acknowledged regarding the public finances and services?